Public bug reported: dnsmasq does not resolve DNS names correcty.
Applications like Thunderbird or tools like ssh rely on working name resolution. However, if there never was a working name resolution, dnsmasq never gets to know about the DNS names. Setup: private network: 192.168.0.x/24 domain mydomain.intern server: 192.168.0.1 hostname s1 dhcp (.100 - .200) and bind running, postfix and dovecot running client: 192.168.0.100 (dhclient) /etc/resolv.conf ... nameserver 127.0.0.1 search mydomain.intern /var/run/nm-dns-dnsmasq.conf server=192.168.0.1 Open Thunderbird -> Thunderbird fails to open s1 ssh admin@s1 -> ssh: Could not resolve hostname s1: Name or service not known Adding nameserver 192.168.0.1 to /etc/resolv.conf resolves the issue immediately calling sudo resolvconf -u creates the lookup problem immediately again This is a critical error ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dnsmasq-base 2.59-4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun May 13 11:43:02 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64+mac (20111012) SourcePackage: dnsmasq UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-29 (13 days ago) ** Affects: dnsmasq (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to dnsmasq in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998712 Title: dnsmasq integration into name resolution broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/+bug/998712/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs